Flawed rules and costly sign-offs hamper embedded generation expansion

Small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) is central to South Africa’s decentralised energy future but it’s operating in a regulatory vacuum. From costly compliance burdens to inconsistent wiring standards and misclassified systems, the sector is mired in ambiguity.

Energy expert Vally Padayachee unpacks the dangers posed by unclear frameworks and calls for a risk-based compliance approach to protect the grid and accelerate uptake.

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